Craig Cooper

Current

• Senior Project Manager at Thrivent Financial

Past

• Director of Information Security at Thrivent Financial
• Technical Services at DCA

Education

• Normandale

Recommended

1 person has recommended Craig

Connections

111 connections

Industry

Financial Services

Websites

• My Website

Craig Cooper’s Summary

Project Management and Information Technology Management with focus in IT Operations, Information Security and Business Continuity. Also experienced with Privacy and IT General Controls

Craig Cooper’s Specialties:

Information Security, Project Management, Business Continuity

Craig Cooper’s Experience

• Senior Project Manager

  Thrivent Financial

  (Non-Profit; Financial Services industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)

  Led a multi-Year $12M Roles Based Access Control program which included selling to executive management and the board of directors, securing funding, product selection, implementation, business process development, communication planning and business change management.

• Director of Information Security

  Thrivent Financial

  (Non-Profit; Financial Services industry)

  September 2003 — August 2006 (3 years )

  Build and oversee information security and business continuity programs for the enterprise.

• Technical Services

  DCA

  (Financial Services industry)

  1995 — 2000 (5 years )

Craig Cooper’s Education

• Normandale

  1985 — 1987

Additional Information

Craig Cooper’s Websites:

• My Website

Craig Cooper’s Interests:

Family, Gardening, Technology, Poker, Biking

Craig Cooper’s Groups:

Junior Achievement Upper Midwest - Board Member
National Gardening Association

•    Twin Cities Privacy Network
•    Simeio Solutions
•    Senior Information Technology Specialists

Craig Cooper’s Honors:

2006 - Junior Achievement Bronze Leadership Award
2003 - Thrivent Risk Business Award - Outstanding Business Risk Management Partner

Craig Cooper’s Contact Settings

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